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SHADE BAR. 7 No. 291,741. Patented Jan. 8, 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Grams.

HUBERT L. JUDD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SHADE-BAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,741,-dated January 8, 1884.

Application filed November 19, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HUBERI L. JUDD, of Brooklyn, New York, have invented an Improvement in Shade-Bars, of which the following is a specification.

In my application for a patent on shadebars, filed August 24, 1883, I have represented a shade-bar suspended from the lower slat of the shade by means of links and eyes passing into recesses in the clip of the slat and the metallic end piece of the bar. In my present invention I make use of eyes with the ends of the wire turned outwardly, as in the said application, and I provide means for attaching the same to the shade bar, whereby the ends of the wires are contained entirely within the tube of the shadebar.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the shadebar and suspending-links complete. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tubular shade-bar detached. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the same at one end. Fig. 4 is a detached plan view of the slip end piece.

The clip a is connected to the slat b in any usual manner. The suspending-links c are also of ordinary construction. These may be made as in my aforesaid application.

At the lower end of the suspending-links 0 there are eyes (I, having the ends turned out wardly, these eyes also being similar to those shown in my said application.

The tubular shade-bar f is provided with cross slots or mortises adapted to receive through them the ends of the eyes d, and into each end of this tubular shade-bar is a slip end piece, 9. This is by preference metallic and tubular, being somewhat similar to a blank-cartridge case. Into each of these slip end pieces a longitudinal slot is cut of a width adapted to receive the contracted portion of the eye (1 abovethe projecting ends thereof. In putting the parts together the eye d is introduced through the slot in the shade-bar f, and then the slip end piece, 9, is passed endwise into the said shade-bar in such a manner that the contracted portion of the eye is received into such slot with the projecting ends within the slip end piece; hence such eye cl is retained in its place, so that it can be revolved, but cannot escape fromthe shade-bar, thus insuring a strong and permanent connection between the links 0, eyes d, and tubular shade-bar f.

In order to ornament the ends of the shadebar f, I make use of globular or' nearly globular ornaments h. Each of these is secured by means of a pin, 1, having a head at one end, and passing through the globular ornament and in through the end of the slip end piece to which it is attached, preferably by solder applied in the inside of such end piece. When the end piece is pushed entirely into the end of the tubular shade-bar, the globular ornament rests against the end of the tubular shade-bar, thereby producing. a finished appearance, and the friction of the slip. end piece within the tubular shade-bar is usually sufficient to prevent the parts becoming accidentally detached; but the said slip end piece may be permanently held within the tubular shade-bar by a solder, or in any other suitable manner.

This construction insures great strength and beauty in the shade-bar.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, with the tubular shadebar having mortises and the eyes for the suspending-links, of the slip end pieces slotted -to retain the said eye, substantially as specilied.

2. The combination, with the shade-bar, of the slip end pieces, the end ornaments, and the headed pins passing through said ornaments and connected to the slip end pieces, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the tubular shadebar, of the globular ornament, one side of which is in contact with the end. of the shadebar, and means for attaching the said globular ornament in place, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the globular end ornament, of a pin passing through the same, and a tubular shade-bar, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with the end ornament, of a pin passing through the same, the slip end piece to which the pin is soldered, and the tubular shade-bar, substantially as 'set forth.

6. The combination, with a tubular shade bar, of suspending-eyes, slip end pieces slotted to retain the suspending-eyes, the corrugated globular end ornaments, and the attaching-pins, substantially as set forth.

Signed by me this 12th day of November, A. I). 1883.

Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINoKNEY, WILLIAM G. Morr.

H. L. JUDD. 

